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PRESENTATION 


TO  THE   LEGISLATURE. 


200,000  COPIES  ORDERED  PtTBLISHED  BY 

JOINT  RESOLUTION  OP  THE  LEGISLATURE. 

1863. 


HIS    EXCELLENCY 


AMP  I* 
HORATIO  SEYMOUR, 


COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF  OF  THE  STATE  OF  NEW  YORK. 


ADJUTANT  GENERAL, 

BRIG.  GEN.  JOHN  T.  SPRAGUE, 

(Lt.  Coi.  llth  Infantry  U.  S.  Army 
INSPECTOR  GENERAL, 

BRIG.  GEN.  JOSIAH  T.  MILLER. 

ENGINEER-IN-CHIEF, 

BRIG.  GEN.  ISAAC  YANDERPOEL. 

JUDGE  ADVOCATE  GENERAL, 

BRIG.  GEN.  NELSON  J.WATERBURY. 

SURGEON  GENERAL, 

BRIG.  GEN.  JOHN  Y.  P.  QUACKENBUSH. 

QUARTERMASTER  GENERAL, 

BRIG.  GEN.  S.  YISSCHER  TALCOTT. 

MILITARY   SECRETARY, 

MAJ.  WILLIAM  KIDD. 


ALBANY,  N.  Y..  May  24th,  1863. 


CI E.  CTJ 3Li -A.R,  . 


General  Head-Quarters—State  of  New  York. 


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ADJUTANT  GENERAL'S  OFFICE, 
ALBANY,  January  21, 

In  connection  with  instructions  from  these 
Head-Quarters,  dated  Albany,  N.  Y.,  December 
2d,  1862,  Commanders  of  New  York  State  troops, 
in  the  field,  are  desired  to  transmit  an  annual 
return  of  casualties  in  the  following  form,  com- 
mencing January  1st,  1862,  and  ending  December 
31st,  1862.  The  following  will  be  adhered  to  as 
closely  as  possible : 


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It  is  desired  that  all   regimental  colors,  worn 
out   in   service,  and  of   consolidated   regiments, 

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be  forwarded  to  these  Head-Quarters,  as  well  as 
captured  flags,  banners,  &c.,  that  they  may  be 
deposited  in  the  archives  of  the  State,  in  an 
appropriate  manner,  as  a  record  of  the  valor  and 
fortitude  of  her  sons.  A  minute  history  of  the 
flags  is  important,  and  a  detailed  statement  of  the 
services  of  the  regiment  will  be  appropriate. 
JOHN  T.  SPRAGUE, 

Adjutant  General. 


BUREAU  OF  3VHLITAEY  STATISTICS. 


The  Legislature  of  this  State  has  recently  made 
provision  for  obtaining,  and  preserving  in  perma- 
nent form,  the  history  of  New  York  troops  engaged 
in  the  present  war.  The  plan  contemplates  the 
collection  of  documents  and  records  pertaining  to 
regiments  and  other  commands,  and,  as  far  as 
possible,  an  authentic  sketch  of  every  person  in 
the  State  who  has  volunteered  into  the  service 
of  the  General  Government  since  the  15th  day  of 
April,  1861.  The  records  of  the  services  of  the 
several  regiments  will,  so  far  as  possible,  include 
an  account  of  their  organization,  and  subsequent 
history  and  operations,  together  with  an  account 
of  the  aid,  in  men  and  means,  afforded  by  the 
several  towns,  cities  and  counties  of  the  State 
towards  the  prosecution  of  the  present  war. 

It  is  intended  to  form  a  collection  of  the  flags 
of  regiments,  as  they  may  from  time  to  time  be 
replaced  by  new  ones,  or  as  the  regiments  are 
consolidated  or  mustered  out,  and  to  preserve 
L  such  trophies  and  relics  as  may  be  procured.  As 


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extensive  a  collection  as  possible  will  be  made 
of  biographical  notices,  journals,  narratives,  pub- 
lished documents,  correspondence  and  original 
papers.  These  will  be  carefully  kept  for  future 
reference  and  use,  under  such  regulations  as  may 
be  deemed  necessary  for  their  safety.  Such  pho- 
tographic or  other  portraits  of  officers  or  privates 
as  may  be  contributed  to  the  collection,  will  be 
indexed  and  bound,  or  otherwise  preserved. 

The  active  co-operation  of  officers  and  soldiers 
now,  or  formerly  in  the  public  service,  is  respect- 
fully solicited  in  increasing  the  collections  already 
begun.  To  facilitate  preservation,  manuscripts 
prepared  for  this  office  should  be  written  upon 
common  sized  foolscap  paper,  using,  if  practicable, 
but  one  side,  and  always  allowing  an  inch  margin 
on  the  left  hand  side.  When  equally  convenient, 
photographs  upon  paper  are  preferable  to  portraits 
taken  upon  glass  or  metal ;  they  may  then  be 
easily  preserved  in  volumes  prepared  for  the  pur- 
pose. The  united  efforts  of  our  citizens,  both  in 
and  out  of  the  public  service,  may,  it  is  hoped, 
form  a  collection  that  will  acquire  an  interest 
and  value  commensurate  with  the  mag  'tude  and 
importance  of  the  subject,  and  present  a  lasting 


evidence  of  the  patriotic  efforts  of  the  people  of 
the  State  of  New  York  in  the  preservation  of  the 
Union,  to  which  they  have  ever  been  constantly 
and  earnestly  devoted. 

All  communications  or  donations  intended  for 
this  purpose  should  be  addressed  to 

Col.  LOCKWOOD  L.  DOTY, 
Chief  of  Bureau  of  Military  Statistics, 

Albany,  N.  Y. 


PROCEEDINGS  IN  REGARD  TO  PRESENTATION  OF  FLAGS, 


IN  ASSEMBLY,  THURSDAY,  April  23d,  1863. 
Mr.  McLEAN  offered,  for  the  consideration  of  the 
House,  a  resolution  in  the  words  following,  to  wit : 

"  Whereas,  there  are  now  in  the  possession  of 
the  Adjutant  General  of  this  State  a  number  of 
national  and  regimental  fla-gs,  which  have  been 
gallantly  borne  by  our  brave  volunteer  regiments 
until,  blood-dyed  and  torn,  they  are  no  longer  of 
use  in  the  field  ;  therefore, 

"  Resolved,  That  a  respectful  message  be  sent  to 
the  Honorable  the  Senate,  inviting  them  to  a  joint 
meeting  with  this  House,  to  be  held  in  the  Assem- 
bly Chamber  on  Friday,  24th  inst.,  at  12  o'clock  M., 
His  Excellency  the  GOVERNOR  presiding,  when 
the  Adjutant  General  will  present  these  flags  to 
the  State  for  preservation." 

Mr.  SPEAKER  put  the  question  whether  the 
House  would  agree  to  said  resolution,  and  it  was 
determined  in  the  affirmative. 

IN  ASSEMBLY,  April  24th,  1863. 
The  hour  of  12  o'clock  having  arrived, 
Mr.  DAVIS  moved  that  a  committee  be  appointed 
to  wait  upon  the  Honorable  the  Senate  and  inform 

them  that  the  House  are  ready  for  joint  meeting. 

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Mr.  SPEAKER  put  the  question  whether  the 
House  would  agree  to  said  motion,  and  it  was 
determined  in  the  affirmative. 

Mr.  SPEAKER  appointed  Messrs.  DAVIS  and 
WEAVER  as  such  committee. 

Mr.  DEPEW  moved  that  a  like  committee  be 
appointed  to  wait  upon  the  Governor. 

Mr.  SPEAKER  put  the  question  whether  the 
House  would  agree  to  said  motion,  and  it  was 
determined  in  the  affirmative. 

Mr.  SPEAKER  appointed  as  such  committee 
Messrs.  DEPEW  and  VAN  BUREN. 

Mr.  BOSTWICK  moved  the  appointment  of  a  com- 
mittee to  wait  upon  the  Adjutant  General. 

Mr.  SPEAKER  put  the  question  whether  the 
House  would  agree  to  said  motion,  and  it  was 
determined  in  the  affirmative. 

Mr.  SPEAKER  appointed  Messrs.  BOSTWICK  and 
MARSHALL  as  such  committee. 

At  the  same  time  corresponding  proceedings 
took  place  in  the  Senate,  viz : 

IN  SENATE,  April  24:th,  1863. 
A  message  was  sent  by  the  Assembly,  inclosing 
the  above  resolution  of  Mr.  McLEAN,  and 


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Mr.  SMITH  moved  that  the  Senate  consent  to 
the  meeting  proposed  in  said  resolution. 

The  President  put  the  question  whether  the 
Senate  would  agree  to  said  motion,  and  it  was 
determined  in  the  affirmative. 

Mr.  DAVIS  and  Mr.  WEAVER,  a  committee  from 
the  Assembly,  appeared  and  announced  that  the 
Assembly  was  now  ready  to  meet  the  Senate  in 
joint  convention,  in  pursuance  of  the  resolution 
heretofore  adopted  for  the  purpose  of  receiving 
on  behalf  of  the  State  the  national  flags  in  the 
possession  of  the  Adjutant  General  of  the  State. 

The  Sergeant-at-Arms  of  the  Assembly  then 
appeared  at  the  bar  of  the  House  and  announced 
the  appearance  of  committees  of  the  House,  with 
the  Governor,  the  Senate  and  Adjutant  General 
of  the  State. 

The  Assembly  rose,  and  the  Senators  took 
seats  in  front  of  the  Speaker's  desk,  the  Governor 
occupying  the  chair,  with  Lieut.  Governor  DAVID 
R.  FLOYD  JONES  on  his  right,  and  the  Speaker  of 
the  Assembly,  the  Hon.  THEOPHILUS  C  CALLICOT, 
on  his  left. 

Adjutant  General  SPRAGUE  then  advanced  to  the 
Speaker's  desk,  followed  by  seven  flags,  borne 


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by  members  of  his  Staff,  amidst  the  enthusiastic 
applause  of  the  House  and  audience. 

After  the  convention  had  been  called  to  order 
by  Governor  SEYMOUR,  the  flags  being  arranged  in 
front  of  the  Speaker's  desk, 

Adjutant  General  SPRAGUE  spoke  as  follows : 

"  These  mute  but  expressive  monitors  speak  a 
language  of  their  own,  leaving  but  little  for  me 
to  say.  They  come  here  breathing  the  fervid 
eloquence  of  patriotism,  of  loyalty,  gallantry, 
fortitude,  and  fidelity  to  our  country  and  to  the 
Union ;  they  come  from  battle  fields  warm  with 
the  blood  of  our  countrymen.  As  this  assemblage 
gazes  upon  them,  with  hearts  overflowing  with 
emotion,  how  little  can  those  who  have  not  been 
associated,  appreciate  the  trials  and  toils  of  those 
men,  who  have  fought  under  and  around  these 
banners,  contending  with  a  fierce  and  vigilant  foe, 
who,  with  unrelenting  prejudice  and  vindictive 
hate,  are  struggling  to  destroy  this  Government, 
which,  for  so  many  years,  has  secured  to  us  pros- 
perity and  happiness,  and  commanded  the  respect 
of  the  civilized  world. 

"While  our  hearts  are  sad,  as  well  as  grateful, 
we  feel  a  spirit  of  exultation  and  pride  that, 


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though  these  banners  have  come  back  torn,  tat- 
tered and  soiled,  they  have  never  been  dishonored, 
and  have  been  carried  by  bold,  patriotic  and 
intrepid  men  through  the  fierce  conflict,  and 
have  come  forth  with  victory  perched  upon  their 
eagles. 

"  Very  near  do  these  returning  colors  come  to 
hearthstones  of  the  citizens  of  this  State — to  many 
within  the  sound  of  my  voice.  Fathers,  mothers, 
brothers  and  sisters,  once  followed  them  to  the 
camp,  and  with  sorrowful,  but  with  willing  hearts, 
bid  God  speed  to  those  whose  affections  clustered 
around  the  domestic  hearthstone. 

"Many  weary  days  and  nights  have  they 
watched  the  wavering  storm  of  battle,  though 
distant,  but  in  painful  reality,  as  its  surging  wave 
broke  at  the  domestic  fireside.  The  colors  have 
returned,  but  many  of  the  followers  are  left ;  and 
as  we  recount  their  noble  deeds,  the  parent's  heart 
warms  with  a  glow  of  gratitude  and  pride  that 
they  had  a  son  whose  noble  example  has  won  the 
love  of  his  countrymen,  and  who  has  given  a 
guaranty  of  the  perpetuity  of  our  Union.  Yes ! 
these  banners  are  greeted  with  warmth  and  affec- 
tion; cherished  relatives  and  friends  have  not 


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lived  to  return  with  them,  but  in  their  absence 
we  embrace  the  standards  and  kiss  their  eagles. 

"  My  task  is  done.  I  now  commit  to  you,  sir, 
as  the  Commander-in-Chief  of  the  State  of  New 
York,  these  banners,  in  compliance  with  the 
request  of  the  officers  mentioned,  knowing  that 
they  will  be  cherished  by  the  State,  as  all  others 
will  be  now  in  the  field. 

"When  you  and  I,  sir,  shall  have  passed 
away,  when  this  vast  assemblage,  now  heaving 
with  emotion,  shall  be  mingled  with  the  dust, 
these  mementoes  will  live ;  history  will  claim  its 
triumph,  when  the  integrity  and  sacrifices  of  our 
countrymen  will  be  appreciated,  understood  and 
rewarded. 

"  Let  there  be  selected  by  this  united  body  a 
suitable  depository  ;  there  let  them  hang,  so  that 
in  time  to  come,  when  our  country  is  restored  to 
its  original  purity  and  greatness,  when  rebellion 
shall  be  crushed,  our  children's  children  shall 
gather  under  the  folds,  and  with  pride  and 
enthusiasm  narrate  the  deeds  of  their  fathers, 
and  glory  in  the  sacrifices  and  sorrows  which 
achieved  the  restitution  of  our  country." 

General  SPRAGUE  then  designated  the  respective 
colors  presented,  as  follows,  each  color  being  waved 
as  it  was  mentioned : 


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COLORS  OF  THE  30th  REGIMENT  N,  Y.  S.V, 


Col.  FRISBY,  of  Albany,  originally  commanded 
this  regiment,  which  was  raised  in  Washington, 
Albany,  Rensselaer,  Saratoga,  Warren,  Columbia 
and  Dutchess  counties,  comprising  at  date  of 
departure,  June  24th,  1861,  800  men. 

This  regiment  participated  in  the  battles  of 
FALMOUTH,  RAPPAHANNOCK  CROSSING,  GAINESVILLE, 
GROVETON,  BULL  RUN  (2d),  SOUTH  MOUNTAIN,  ANTIE- 
TAM  and  FREDERICKSBURG. 

At  the  last  battle  of  Bull  Run  these  colors  fell 
during  the  engagement  in  the  hands  of  ten  differ- 
ent soldiers,  shot  dead  on  the  field.  Thirty-six 
balls  passed  through  the  Stars  and  Stripes,  and 
the  staff  was  shot  into  splinters.  Two  hundred 
men  out  of  three  hundred  and  forty-one  were 
killed  or  wounded ;  fourteen  out  of  seventeen 
line  officers  fell  upon  the  field ;  among  them  was 
Col.  EDWARD  FRISBY,  of  Albany. 

This  regiment  was  mustered  into  the  United 
States  service  800  strong.  At  the  battle  of  Antie- 

tam  but  forty-nine  officers  and  men  reported  for 
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duty;  it  now  comprises  of  the  old  soldiers 
twenty-seven  officers  and  men  —  all  that  now 
remain  for  duty  of  the  original  members.  Three 
stand  of  colors  were  captured  from  the  enemy  at 
the  battle  of  South  Mountain,  and  at  Antietam 
four  flags  were  captured. 

Col.  WILLIAM  M.  SEARING  commanded  this  regi- 
ment, and  Lieut.  Col.  M.  H.  CHRYSLER  now  trans- 
mits these  colors  from  the  field,  to  be  presented 
to  the  State  of  New  York. 


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COLORS  OF  THE  40th  REGIMENT  N.  T,  S,V, 


This  regiment  was  originally  commanded  by 
Col.  EDWARD  J.  RJLEY,  of  New  York  city,  and  is 
known  as 

"THE  MOZART  REGIMENT," 

and  was  raised  in  the  city  of  New  York,  compris- 
ing at  date  of  departure,  July  4th,  1861, 1039  men. 
Col.  THOMAS  W.  EGAN  now  commands  the  regi- 
ment, and  transmits  this  flag  to  be  presented  to 
the  State  of  New  York.  A  minute  history  of 
the  colors  has  not  as  yet  been  received. 


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COLORS  OF  THE  60th  EEGIMENT  H.T.  S.V. 


This  regiment,  known  as 
"THE  OGDENSBURGH  REGIMENT," 
was  originally  commanded  by  Col.  WM.  B.  HAY- 
WARD,  who  soon  after  resigned,  and  was  raised  in 
St.  Lawrence  county,  comprising  at  date  of  depar- 
ture, November  4th,  1801,  1000  men. 

Lieut.  Col.  J.  C.  0.  REDDINGTON  is  now  in  com- 
mand of  this  regiment,  which,  at  present,  numbers 
about  600  men.  It  has  participated  in  the  battle 
of  CEDAR  MOUNTAIN,  where  thirty  men  were  killed 
and  seventy-three  wounded.  Four  of  the  Color 
Guard  were  shot  down  on  the  field  while  bearing 
their  colors.  The  regiment  held  the  field  until 
their  ammunition  was  exhausted,  the  men  using 
the  cartridges  and  guns  of  the  dead  and  wounded. 
The  regiment  was  commanded  here  by  Major  J.  E. 
LANE.  This  regiment  participated  in  the  battles 
of  the  last  BULL  RUN,  SULPHUR  SPRINGS  and  ANTIE- 
TAM,  in  which  it  lost  sixty-three  in  killed  and 
wounded. 

Lieut.  Col,  J.  C.  0.  REDDINGTON  transmits  the 
banner,  to  be  deposited  with  the  State. 


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COLORS  OF  THE  61st  EEGIMENT  F.  T.  S.V. 


This  regiment  is  known  as 

"THE  CLINTON  GUARD," 

and  was  originally  commanded  by  Col.  SPENCER 
H.  CONE.  It  was  raised  in  the  city  of  New  York 
in  October,  1861,  and  comprised  at  the  date  of 
departure,  November  10th,  1861,  831  men. 

Its  flag  has  been  borne  through  the  battles  of 
YORKTOWN,  FAIR  OAKS,  PEACH  ORCHARD,  SAVAGE  STA- 
TION, WHITE  OAK  SWAMP,  CHARLES  CITY  CROSS-ROADS, 
ANTIETAM,  MALVERN  HILL,  CHARLESTOWN,  SNICKER'S 
GAP  and  FREDERICKSBURG. 

At  the  battle  of  Fair  Oaks  four  officers  were 
killed  and  four  wounded.  One  hundred  and 
twelve  were  killed  and  wounded.  The  Color 
Bearer,  with  four  of  the  Color  Guard,  were  killed 
on  the  field. 

At  Peach  Orchard  and  Savage  Station  one. 

At  White  Oak  Swamp  two  commissioned  officers 
and  twelve  men  were  killed. 

At  Charles  City  Cross-roads  six  commissioned 
officers  were  severely  wounded,  and  over  fifty 


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men  were  killed  and  wounded.  One  flag  was 
taken  from  a  Georgia  regiment,  inscribed  with 
" Williamsburgh "  and  "Seven  Pines." 

At  Malvern  Hill  fifty  men  were  killed  and 
wounded. 

At  Antietam  the  regiment  went  into  action 
only  two  hundred  strong ;  captured  two  flags 
from  the  enemy,  and  took  about  three  hundred 
prisoners. 

At  Fredericksburg  forty  men  were  killed  and 
wounded. 

The  flag  is  now  sent  by  Col.  NELSON  A.  MILES 
from  the  field,  to  be  presented  to  the  State  of 
New  York. 


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COLOES  OF  THE  71st  REGIMENT  N.T.  S.V, 

OB  "SECOND  EXCELSIOR  REGIMENT." 


This  regiment  was  organized  in  the  city  of  New 
York,  and  originally  commanded  by  Col.  GEORGE 
B  HALL,  comprising  at  the  date  of  their  departure, 
August  18th,  1861,  900  men. 

It  effected  the  successful  raid  at  STAFFORD  COURT 
HOUSE,  and  participated  in  the  battles  of  FAIR  OAKS, 
CHARLES  CITY  CROSS-ROADS,  MALVERN  HILL,  BRISTOW 
STATION,  BULL  RUN  (2d),  CHANTILLY  and  FREDERICKS- 
BURG. 

The  colors  are  now  transmitted  from  the  field 
by  Col.  CHAS.  B.  HALL,  commanding  the  regiment. 


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COLORS  OF  THE  101st  REGIMENT  N.T,  S,Y, 


This  regiment  was  originally  commanded  by 
Col.  EURICO  FARDELLA,  but  has  been  consolidated 
with  the  37th  N.  Y.  Y-,  and  was  raised  in  Onon- 
daga  and  Delaware  counties,  and  was  comprised 
at  the  date  of  departure,  March  9th,  1862,  of 
1000  men. 

It  participated  in  the  battles  of  SEVEN  PINES, 
PEACH  ORCHARD,  SAVAGE  STATION,  CHICAHOMINY 
SWAMP,  WHITE  OAK  SWAMP,  CHARLES  CITY  CROSS- 
ROADS, MALVERN  HILL,  GROVETON,  BULL  RUN  (2d), 
CHANTILLY  and  FREDERICKSBURG. 

The  colors  are  now  transmitted  from  the  field, 
through  the  hands  of  the  Adjutant  of  the  regi- 
ment, Lieut.  RICHARD  P.  EAGAN,  to  be  deposited 
in  the  State. 


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COLORS  OF  THE  102d  REGIMENT  N,  Y,  S.V. 


This  regiment  is  known  as 

"  THE  VAN  BUREN  LIGHT  INFANTRY," 
and  was  originally  commanded  by  Col.  THOMAS  B. 
VAN  BUREN,  who   soon  after   resigned.      It  was 
raised  in  the  city  of  New  York,  and  comprised  at 
the  date  of  departure,  March  8th,  1862,  840  men. 

This  regiment  participated  in  the  DEFENCE  OF 
HARPER'S  FERRY  ;  in  the  battles  of  CEDAR  MOUNTAIN 
and  ANTIETAM  ;  in  POPE'S  RETREAT  TO  CENTREVILLE  ; 
in  the  SURRENDER  OF  WINCHESTER,  and  in  the  battle 
of  WHITE  SULPHUR  SPRINGS. 

It  has  lost  two  officers  killed  in  battle,  and 
forty-nine  men  killed  and  wounded. 

The  colors  are  now  transmitted  by  Col.  JAS.  C. 
LANE,  commanding  the  regiment,  to  be  deposited 
with  the  State. 


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Senator  SMITH  offered  the  following  resolutions : 

The  People  of  the  State  of  New  York,  repre- 
sented in  Senate  and  Assembly,  in  joint  conven- 
tion do  hereby  tender  to  their  volunteers  in  the 
service  of  the  United  States  their  deepest  grati- 
tude for  the  sacrifices  which  these  patriotic  men 
have  made  in  leaving  their  firesides  and  their 
employments  at  home,  to  sustain  the  honor  and 
integrity  of  the  Union. 

Resolved,  That  we  will  uphold  our  armies  in  the 
field,  and  sustain  at  home  the  families  and  the 
rights  and  interests  of  our  volunteers  in  the  service 
of  the  United  States  until  the  Union  shall  be 
restored,  and  until  the  flag  of  our  country  shall 
float  again  on  every  fort  and  in  every  harbor, 
town,  city,  and  hamlet  in  the  States  now  in  rebel- 
lion against  the  General  Government. 

Resolved,  That  the  flags  which  have  been  this 
day  presented  by  the  Adjutant  General  in  the 
presence  of  the  Executive  and  Legislative  depart- 
ments of  this  State,  and  which  have  been  so 
gallantly  borne  in  battle,  be  accepted  and  placed 
among  the  archives  of  the  State  in  the  Bureau  of 
Military  Statistics,  now  in  charge  of  Col.  DOTY, 
and  be  preserved  as  memorials  of  that  eternal 
vigilance  which  is  the  price  of  liberty. 

Resolved,  That  a  copy  of  these  resolutions,  and 
of  the  proceedings  of  this  joint  convention  of 
the  Senate  and  Assembly,  be  transmitted  by  his 
Excellency  the  Governor,  to  the  commandant  of 
each  regiment  and  separate  corps  or  battalion  of 


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volunteers  from  this  State,  now  in  the  service  of 
the  United  States. 

Mr.  FOLGER,  Senator  from  the  26th  (Ontario) 
district,  said: 

YOUR  EXCELLENCY — I  should  have  preferred  to 
have  sat  here,  a  sad  and  silent  spectator  of  these 
interesting  proceedings,  rather  than  to  have  taken 
an  active  participation  in  them ;  for,  to  my  mind, 
the  sensations  excited  by  the  scene  we  now  behold, 
are  sorrowful  and  despondent. 

I  have  seen  many  flags  of  regiments  go  out  of 
this  State  to  the  seat  of  war,  attractive  and  beau- 
tiful in  the  shining  lustre  of  their  silken  folds,  and 
the  glitter  of  their  untarnished  eagles,  and  doubly 
attractive  and  beautiful  from  the  heartfelt  aspira- 
tions for  success  which  went  with  them,  and  the 
hallowed  associations  which  clung  to  them  as  sym- 
bols of  our  country's  nationality.  I  have  seen 
them  go  out,  borne  by  the  young  and  gallant,  the 
ardent  in  their  country's  cause,  and  surrounded 
by  the  friends  and  relatives  of  the  departing 
brave,  and  fanned  by  the  cheers  and  hearty  God- 
speeds of  the  community  which  they  were  leav- 
ing.. Such  a  scene  had  much  of  exciting  exultation 
in  it.  It  seemed,  that  going  in  so  just  a  cause, 


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borne  by  such  brave  and  patriotic  youth,  and 
favored  by  the  good  wishes  and  prayers  of  such 
loyal  communities,  that  they  went  only  to  certain 
and  speedy  victory.  But  never,  until  to-day, 
have  I  seen  any  of  these  colors  come  back,  frayed 
and  torn  by  the  rude  elements,  and  pierced  by 
the  ruder  hostile  missile,  and  with  blood  spots  and 
battle  rents  upon  them.  They  come  back,  but 
not  in  the  hands  which  carried  them  forth ;  not 
surrounded  by  the  stout  hearts  who  left  with 
them,  and  Avho  defended  them  in  many  a  day  of 
peril;  but  they  come  in  the  hands  of  strangers 
to  all  their  eventful  history,  and  surrounded  by 
those  who  have  shed  no  blood  and  dared  no  peril 
in  their  defence. 

And,  sir,  it  is  difficult,  in  the  rush  of  feeling 
which  fills  the  heart,  to  control  one's  impulses, 
and  to  collect  such  words  and  sentiments  as  are 
appropriate  to  be  uttered  and  used  in  this  place 
on  such  an  occasion ;  for,  as  your  Adjutant  General 
has  read  the  stories  of  these  flags,  and  uttered  the 
familiar  names  of  the  bloody  fields  where  they 
have  been  so  gallantly  upheld  and  pushed  forward, 
and  has  related  the  fate  of  the  brave  men  who 
have  borne  then  thought  after  thought,  and 


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memory  after  memory,  of  those  whom  I  have 
known,  who  have  laid  down  their  lives  in  this 
fierce  war,  have  fallen  into  my  mind,  until,  like  a 
vase  of  water,  into  which  pebbles  are  slowly  and 
silently  dropped,  my  surcharged  heart  has  near 
run  over  at  my  eyes.  And  high  above  all  the 
applauding  uproar,  with  which  this  chamber  is 
filled,  there  comes  a  sound  from  every  city  and 
village,  and  hamlet,  and  cross-road,  and  solitary 
farm  house,  in  all  this  broad  commonwealth,  which 
fills  my  ear  and  penetrates  my  soul.  It  is  the 
wail  of  women,  and  the  sadder,  deeper  accompa- 
niment of  the  sob  of  men ;  it  is  the  wail  of  the 
widow,  and  of  the  fatherless,  and  of  the  childless, 
and  of  the  bereaved  in  every  relation  of  life ;  it 
is  America  weeping  for  her  children  and  refusing 
to  be  comforted  because  they  are  not. 

Oh !  my  country !  truly  the  great  and  awful 
God  has  laid  his  heavy  hand  in  hot  displeasure 
upon  thee,  and  it  needs  a  sublime  faith  in  his  far- 
seeing  and  far-ordaining  Providence  to  look  on 
through  the  lengthening  vista,  shot  athwart  by 
the  storm  of  battle,  and  dim  with  shower  of  blood, 
and  to  see  in  the  far  distance  a  re-established 


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Union,  a  restored  Constitution,  a  renewed  nation- 
ality, fresh  of  life  and  pure  from  wrong. 

You,  sir,  will  recollect,  familiar  as  you  are  with 
all  classic  allusion,  the  verse  of  the  Latin  poet, 
that  "  sentiments  sent  through  the  ear,  more 
slowly  affect  the  mind,  than  impressions  sub- 
jected to  the  lively  eyes."  Thus  we,  who  have 
remained  at  home,  and  ever  since  these  hostilities 
began,  have  heard  and  read  of  the  sufferings,  the 
heroic  actions  and  determined  valor  of  our  soldiers, 
have,  perhaps,  supposed  that  we  appreciated  them 
and  realized  the  wearing  trials,  the  days  and 
nights  of  toil  and  exposure,  and  the  imminent 
peril  of  the  battle  field,  thick-set  with  the  chances 
of  death.  But  the  sight  of  these  tattered  and 
blood-stained  colors,  in  which  we  may  perceive 
what  the  elements  have  done,  and  what  the  bullet 
has  done  upon  them,  brings  home  more  vividly 
than  any  written  or  spoken  words,  the  trials  and 
the  bravery  of  the  devoted  men  who  have  borne 
them  through  many  a  field  of  battle,  and  defended 
them  from  many  a  fierce  assault.  Silent  they 
stand  here  before  us,  but  they  tell  a  tale  which 
stirs  the  imagination  more  than  any  recital. 


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And,  sir,  tarnished  in  their  material  substance, 
and  battered  as  they  are,  with  their  gloss  and 
glitter  long  since  gone,  they  have  a  glory  and  a 
lustre  far  greater  than  tongue  can  express.  Look- 
ing at  them,  and  recalling  to  mind  the  names  of 
those  fields  of  heroic  steadfastness  and  daring, 
where  they  have  been  planted  and  maintained, 
the  soul  swells,  as  if  with  a  share  of  the  lofty 
gallantry,  of  the  men  who  stood  beneath  and 
about  them,  and  dared  death,  and  often  met 
death,  to  preserve  them  from  disgrace,  and  to 
add  to  their  honor  and  renown;  and  the  soul 
goes  out,  in  great  gratitude  to  the  men  who, 
zealous  and  patriotic,  have  filled  the  ranks  of 
the  nation's  armies,  and  stood  her  living  bul- 
warks in  the  time  of  her  sore  trial  We  revere 
the  memory  of  the  soldiers  of  the  revolution;  we 
honor  the  soldiers  of  the  later  war  with  Britain ; 
and  I  fondly  believe,  that  in  the  coming  era,  the 
generations  shall  be  taught  in  equal  measure  to 
revere  and  honor  the  soldiers  of  the  Constitution, 
the  defenders  of  the  nationality  of  the  greater 
commonwealth. 

And,  sir,  this  scene  teaches  us  a  lesson  by  which 
we  here,  as  representatives  and  public  servants, 


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may  well  profit.  We  have  been  engaged  during 
the  session,  now  about  to  close,  in  fierce  party 
strife,  and  in  strenuous  struggle  for  mere  personal 
interests,  and  have  too  much  neglected  those 
graver  matters,  and  more  vital  questions,  which 
the  perils  and  sufferings  of  the  nation  should  have 
forced  upon  us.  It  is  well,  that  in  these  last 
days  of  the  session,  these  silent  monitors  should 
come  to  shame  us,  and  to  admonish  us  that  we 
are  engaged  in  a  struggle  that  should  unite  all 
men,  to  the  abnegation  of  party,  and  of  private 
interests,  in  the  defence  of  a  common  country; 
and  that,  abandoning  party  strife,  and  laying 
aside  personal  matters  and  aims,  we  should 
emulate  the  devotion  of  the  brave  men  who  have 
borne  these  flags  through  the  fields  of  real  battle. 
Let  us  take  this  lesson  to  heart,  and  while  we  at 
home  can  but  feebly  realize  the  trials  and  the 
dangers  of  those  who  are  actively  engaged  in  this 
fearful  strife,  let  us,  so  far  as  in  our  power  is,  labor 
here  for  the  same  end  to  which  they  are  devoted, 
the  salvation  of  the  country,  the  re-establishment 
of  the  Union,  and  the  preservation  of  our  nation- 
ality. Thus  may  we  best  honor  the  noble  men 


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who  have  filled  our  armies  and  sustained  the  glory 
of  our  arms 

I  second  the  motion  that  these  resolutions  be 
adopted. 

Hon.  T  C.  FIELDS,  of  New  York,  said: 
YOUR  EXCELLENCY — I  think  that  every  member 
of  this  joint  convention  of  the  Legislature  of  the 
State  of  New  York,  and  every  one  of  this  vast 
concourse  of  interested  spectators,  will  recognize 
the  truth,  the  beauty,  and  the  pertinency  of  the 
soul-stirring  remarks  made  by  the  Adjutant  Gene- 
ral, and  of  the  polished  and  feeling  response  of  the 
accomplished  Senator.  But,  sir,  there  is  not  an 
individual  who  has  witnessed  this  sad,  solemn  and 
impressive  ceremony,  but  must  feel  that  while 
these  war-wrecked  and  blood-stained  banners 
come  to  us  as  symbols  of  the  bravery  of  the 
patriotic  men  who  have  gone  forth  from  their 
homes  to  fight  the  battle  for  the  Union,  and  tell 
us  mutely  but  eloquently  the  thrilling  story  of 
the  fierce  and  cruel  strife  through  which  they 
have  been  borne  with  so  much  honor  and  devo- 
tion— they  come  to  us,  also,  as  painful  evidence 
that  our  beloved  country,  once  so  great,  so  pros- 
perous and  so  noble;  the  home  of  freedom,  the 


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nursery  of  the  arts,  the  hope  of  the  oppressed,  the 
model  Government  of  the  world — is  shaking  and 
reeling  and  rocking  in  the  very  throes  and  agony 
of  dissolution.  We  should  read  the  solemn  lesson 
of  this  scene  with  but  slight  advantage,  did  we 
fail  to  he  impressed  with  this  sorrowful  fact. 
Let  us,  then,  here,  to-day,  as  American  citizens 
gathered  in  presence  of  a  joint  convention  of  the 
Legislature  of  the  leading  State  in  the  Union, 
presided  over  by  a  Governor  who  lives  in  the 
hearts  of  the  people,  and  whose  noble  sentiments 
have  stirred  the  soul  of  the  nation — let  us  here, 
to-day,  renew  and  reconsecrate  our  devotion  to 
our  country.  Let  us,  to-day,  solemnly  declare, 
what  every  man  here  present  feels  in  the  inmost 
depths  of  his  heart,  that  we  will  support  the 
Government  in  all  constitutional,  proper  and 
vigorous  measures  to  prosecute  this  war  for  the 
suppression  of  a  wicked  rebellion,  the  restoration 
of  the  Union,  and  the  vindication  of  the  Consti- 
tution and  the  laws ! 

Let  us  pledge  ourselves,  that  whatever  we  have 
of  strength,  of  energy,  of  intellect,  of  ability,  we 
will  bring  it  here  to-day,  and  lay  it  upon  the 
altar,  and  consecrate  it  to  the  service  of  our 


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country !  But  while  we  do  this,  let  us  upon  the 
bended  knees  of  our  broken  hearts,  beseech  the 
God  who  rules  over  our  beloved  and  stricken  land, 
that  He  will  again,  and  speedily,  reunite  us  as  one 
people  and  one  government ;  that  stretching  forth 
His  hand  in  mercy,  and  not  in  wrath,  He  will  calm 
the  angry  passions  of  the  human  heart,  and  say  to 
the  fierce  waves  of  strife — *'  Peace,  be  still !" 
Lieut.  Gov.  JONES,  President  of  the  Senate,  said : 
YOUR  EXCELLENCY  AND  GENTLEMEN  OF  THE  SENATE 
AND  ASSEMBLY — At  this  stage  of  the  proceedings, 
allow  me  to  read  the  following  beautiful  poem, 
from  the  pen  of  one  of  America's  most  accom- 
plished and  favorite  poets,  ALFRED  B.  STREET : 

OTJH   UNION. 

OUR  UNION,  the  gift  of  our  fathers ! 

In  wrath  roars  the  tempest  above  I 
The  darker  and  nearer  our  danger, 

The  warmer  and  closer  our  love. 
Though  stricken,  it  never  shall  perish ; 

It  bends,  but  not  breaks  to  the  blast; 
Foes  rush   on  in  fury  to  rend  it, 

But  we   will  stand  true  to  the  last 


Our  Union,  ordained  of  Jehovah  1 
Man  sets  not  the  fiat  aside; 

As  well  cleave  the  welkin  asunder 
As  the  one  mighty  system  divide. 


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The  grand  Mississippi  sounds  ever, 
From  pine  down  to  palm,  the  decree ; 

The  spindle,  the  corn,  and  the  cotton, 
One  psean,  shout,  Union,  to  thee  1 

Our  Union,  the  lightning  of  battle 

First  kindled  the  flame  of  its  shrine  1 
The  blood  and  the  tears  of  our  people 

Have  made  it  forever  divine. 
In  battle  we  then  will  defend  it ! 

Will  fight  till  the  triumph  is  won  I 
Till  the  States  form  the  realm  of  the  Union 

As  the  sky  forms  the  realm  of  the  sun. 

Governor  SEYMOUR  said : 

GENTLEMEN  OF  THE  SENATE  AND  ASSEMBLY — I  can 
add,  by  no  words  of  mine,  to  this  impressive  and 
solemn  scene.  You  have  heard  from  a  Repre- 
sentative of  the  Senate,  and  from  a  Member  of 
the  Assembly  of  the  State.  You  have  listened  to 
the  earnest  words  of  one  who,  himself  a  soldier, 
can  with  so  much  truth  and  eloquence  depict  the 
dangers  and  the  heroism  of  a  soldier's  life.  You 
have  heard,  too,  the  beautiful  thought  and  musical 
language  of  the  poet.  But  above  all,  you  have 
seen  the  banners,  which,  but  a  short  time  since, 
were  carried  forth  in  all  their  brightness  and  their 
beauty,  borne  by  stalwart  men,  who  went  out 
from  their  happy  homes  to  fight  the  battles  of 


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their  country,  brought  back  to  us  blood-stained 
and  torn,  and  telling  us  more  eloquently  than  can 
any  language,  of  the  heroism  and  devotion  of  their 
defenders. 

Alas  !  for  the  unreturning  brave  !  Alas  !  that 
so  few  of  those  who  fought  beneath  the  folds  of 
these  flags,  are  left  to  tell  their  history  as  they 
come  forth  from  the  terrible  strife  defaced  and 
tattered,  but  more  dear  to  us  than  in  their  original 
brightness  and  beauty. 

I  will  not  weaken  the  effect  of  this  touching 
and  impressive  ceremony  by  any  farther  remarks. 
May  Almighty  God,  in  His  goodness,  grant  that 
the  heavy  sacrifices  we  have  made,  may  not  be 
in  vain ;  but  that  with  patriotism  quickened  and 
elevated  by  the  trials  we  have  undergone,  we 
may  be  taught  to  better  appreciate  and  more 
faithfully  discharge  the  duties  of  American  citi- 
zens ;  and  may  He,  who  holds  all  nations  in  the 
hollow  of  His  hand,  pardoning  our  many  sins, 
restore  to  us  our  glorious  and  beloved  Union,  so 
that  we  may  again  enjoy  the  blessings  of  peace, 
beneath  a  Government  reinvigorated  and  strength 
ened  by  the  deep  sorrows  and  the  fierce  struggle 
through  which  it  has  passed. 


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Gentlemen  of  the  Senate  and  Assembly,  it  now 
only  remains  for  me  to  put  the  question  upon  the 
resolutions  presented  to  this  joint  convention  by 
Senator  Smith. 

The  resolutions  were  then,  by  a  unanimous 
vote,  adopted. 

Hon.  GILBERT  DEAN,  of  New  York,  said : 

YOUE  EXCELLENCY — I  have  been  a  silent  specta- 
tor of  this  impressive  ceremony,  and  would  have 
remained  so  but  for  the  omission  of  any  provision 
for  the  official  publication  of  what  has  here  occur- 
red. The  involuntary  tribute  paid  in  tears,  so 
freely  shed  by  manly  eyes,  at  the  sight  of  these 
torn  and  soiled  emblems  of  American  nationality, 
attest  the  deep  and  ineradicable  devotion  of  our 
people  to  their  Government,  and  demand  that  a 
record  should  be  made  of  the  event. 

The  brave  men  who,  at  the  summons  of  honor 
and  of  duty,  have  gone  forth  to  uphold  the  national 
authority,  should  know  the  sentiments  of  the 
people  of  the  State,  as  embodied  and  expressed 
at  its  Capitol. 

Here,  to  day.  both  branches  of  the  Legislature, 
representing  the  entire  people,  in  the  presence  of 
the  Executive  of  their  choice  and  with  his  con- 


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currence,  have  solemnly  and  unanimously  resolved 
that  whatever  differences  may  exist  as  to  the 
causes  of  the  present  position  of  public  affairs — 
as  to  the  manner  of  conducting  the  war — or  the 
propriety  of  this  or  that  administrative  measure — 
under  no  circumstances  can  or  will  the  State 
of  New  York  consent  to  a  dissolution  of  this  Union. 
(Applause.)  That  to  prevent  it  every  energy 
shall  be  exerted,  and  the  illimitable  means  and 
unbounded  resources  of  the  State  shall  be  applied. 
Let  this  solemn  declaration,  and  the  manner  in 
which  these  flags  have  been  received,  be  read  by 
the  officer  in  his  quarters ;  by  the  soldier  on  his 
lonely  picket  post,  or  by  the  light  of  his  camp-fire. 
It  will  cheer  and  encourage ;  it  will  stimulate  the 
heart  and  nerve  the  arm,  as  it  tells  to  each  that, 
while  his  toils  and  sacrifices  are  appreciated,  and 
his  memory  cherished  at  home,  the  object  for 
which  he  forfeits  domestic  comfort  and  imperils 
life  is  the  noblest  that  ever  summoned  Christian 
soldier  to  the  field — NATIONAL  UNITY — that,  though 
in  the  struggle  he  may  fall,  yet  the  sacred  symbol 
passed  from  dying  hands  to  surviving  comrades 
will  be  preserved,  red  with  patriot  blood,  efful- 
JL  gent  with  the  glorious  achievements  of  a  citizen 


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osldiery,  and  will  be  deposited  in  the  archives 
of  the  State,  there  to  be  preserved  among  its 
choicest  treasures.  Let  us  not  confine  these  pro- 
ceedings to  the  narrow  boundaries  of  this  chamber, 
but  send  them  abroad,  so  that  at  least  every  volun- 
teer from  the  State  of  New  York  shall  know  what 
has  been  said  and  done  here  to-day ;  for  that  pur- 
pose I  move  that  there  be  printed  under  the  super- 
vision of  the  Governor  and  Adjutant  General  two 
hundred  thousand  copies  of  the  proceedings  of  the 
joint  convention  of  the  Legislature,  and  the  pre- 
sentation of  flags  by  the  Adjutant  General  to  the 
State,  in  the  presence  of  the  Governor,  Senate 
and  Assembly,  including  the  remarks  of  the 
speakers,  (on  superfine  paper,  with  paper  covers), 
the  usual  number  to  be  furnished  to  the  members, 
officers  and  reporters  of  each  House,  and  a  copy 
to  be  sent  by  the  Governor  to  each  of  the  volun- 
teers from  this  State ;  the  residue,  if  any,  to  be 
deposited  in  the  Bureau  of  Military  Statistics  for 
future  use. 

The  motion  was  then  adopted. 

Governor  SEYMOUR  then  declared  the  joint  con- 
vention dissolved,  and  the  Governor,  the  Adjutant 
General  and  Senate  withdrew  from  the  chamber. 


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Hon.  JAMES  DARCY,  of  Kings,  when  the  House 
was  again  called  to  order,  said: 

Mr.  SPEAKER — In  honor  of  the  proceedings  of 
the  joint  convention,  I  move  that  the  House  now 
take  a  recess  till  4  o'clock. 

The  motion  was  unanimously  agreed  to,  and  the 
House  took  a  recess. 


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HISTORY  OF  THE  NATIONAL  FLAG. 


The  most  interesting  incident  connected  with 
the  battle  of  Saratoga  was  the  unfurling,  for  the 
first  time,  the  Stars  and  Stripes  at  the  surrender 
of  Burgoyne. 

Bunker  Hill  was  fought  under  a  red  flag,  bear- 
ing the  motto,  "  Come,  if  you  dare  !"  but  on  the 
14th  of  June,  1777,  the  Continental  Congress 
resolved  "That  the  flag  of  the  thirteen  United 
States  be  thirteen  stripes,  alternate  red  and 
white,  and  that  the  Union  be  thirteen  stars,  white 
on  a  blue  field,  representing  a  new  constellation." 

This  was  made  public  on  the  3d  of  September 
following.  Previous  to  this  our  national  banner 
was  the  Union  flag,  combining  the  crosses  of  St 
George  and  St.  Andrew  (taken  from  the  English 
banner)  with  thirteen  stripes,  alternate  red  and 
white.  The  banner  of  St.  Patrick  (Ireland's 
emblem)  was  not  combined  with  the  crosses  of 
St.  George  and  St.  Andrew  in  the  standard  of 
Great  Britain  until  1801,  the  year  of  the  union 
with  Ireland. 

The  stars  of  the  new  flag  represented  the  new 
constellation  of  States,  the  idea  taken  from  the 
constellation  Lyra,  which  signifies  harmony.  The 
blue  of  the  field  was  taken  from  the  Covenanters' 
banner  in  Scotland,  likewise  significant  of  the 
league  and  covenant  of  the  United  Colonies 
against  oppression,  and  incidentally  involving 
vigilance,  perseverance  and  justice.  The  stars 
i~  were  disposed  in  a  circle,  symbolizing  the  perpe 

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tuity  of  the  Union,  the  circle  being  the  sign  of 
eternity.  The  thirteen  stripes  showed,  with  the 
stars,  the  number  of  the  United  Colonies,  and 
denoted  the  subordination  of  the  States  to,  and 
their  dependence  upon  the  Union,  as  well  as 
equality  among  themselves.  The  whole  was  a 
blending  of  the  various  flags  previous  to  the  Union 
flag,  viz :  the  red  flags  of  the  army  and  white  ones 
of  the  floating  batteries — the  germ  of  our  navy. 
The  red  color,  also,  which  in  Roman  days  was  the 
signal  of  defiance,  denoted  daring,  and  the  white 
purity. 

What  eloquence  do  the  Stars  and  Stripes 
breathe,  when  their  full  significance  is  known ! 
A  new  constellation  ;  union ;  perpetuity ;  a  cove- 
nant against  oppression ;  equality;  subordination; 
courage;  purity. 

By  the  United  States  law  of  January  13,  1794, 
it  was  enacted  "  that,  from  and  after  the  first  of 
May,  1795,  the  flag  of  the  United  States  shall  be 
fifteen  stripes,  alternate  red  and  white,"  and 
"  that  the  Union  be  fifteen  stars,  white  in  a  blue 
field."  This  was  our  national  flag  during  the  war 
of  1812. 

On  the  4th  of  April,  1818,  Congress  altered  the 
flag,  by  directing  a  return  to  the  thirteen  stripes, 
as  follows : 

"  Be  it  enacted,  etc.,  That  from  and  after  the 
4th  day  of  July  next,  the  flag  of  the  United  States 
be  thirteen  horizontal  stripes,  alternate  red  and 
white ;  that  the  Union  be  twenty  stars,  white,  in 
a  blue  field. 

"  And  be  it  further  enacted,  That,  on  the  admis- 
sion of  a  new  State  into  the  Union,  one  star  be 
added  to  the.  union  of  the  flag  ;  and  that  such 
addition  shall  take  effect  on  the  4th  day  of  July 
next  succeeding  such  admission." 


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The  return  to  the  thirteen  stripes  was  by  reason 
of  the  anticipation  that  the  addition  of  a  stripe  on 
the  admission  of  each  State  would  make  the  flag 
too  unwieldy.  The  old  number  of  stripes  also 
perpetuated  the  original  number  of  States  of  the 
Union,  while  the  addition  of  the  stars  showed  the 
Union  in  its  existing  state. 

The  flag  planted  by  our  troops  in  the  city  of 
Mexico,  at  the  conclusion  of  the  Mexican  war, 
bore  thirty  stars. 

The  size  of  the  flag  for  the  army  is  six  feet  six 
inches  in  length,  by  four  feet  four  inches  in  width, 
with  seven  red  and  six  white  stripes,  The  first 
seven  stripes  (four  red  and  three  white)  bound  the 
square  of  the  blue  field  for  the  stars,  the  stripes 
extending  from  the  extremity  of  the  field  to  the 
end  of  the  flag.  The  eighth  stripe  is  white, 
extending  partly  at  the  base  of  the  field.  The 
number  of  stars  is  thirty-five. 


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MEMBERS  OF  THE  N.  Y,  LEGISLATURE,  1863. 


Lieut,  Gov.  D.  B,  FLOYD  JONES,  President  of  the  Senate, 


SElST-A-TOItS. 

District  1  ____  MONROE  HENDERSON. 

2  ____  JESSE  C.  SMITH. 

3  ____  HENRY  C.  MURPHY. 

4  ____  CHRISTIAN  B.  WOODRUFF. 

5  ____  CHARLES  G.  CORNELL. 

6  ____  JOHN  J.  BRADLEY. 

7  ____  RICHARD  B.  CONNOLLY. 

8  ____  HEZEKIAH  D.  ROBERTSON. 

9  ____  HENRY  R.  Low. 

10  ____  JACOB  S.  FREER. 

11  ____  WILLIAM  H.  TOBEY. 

12  ____  RALPH  RICHARDS. 

13  ____  JOHNV.  L.  PRUYN. 

14  ____  JOSEPH  H.  RAMSEY. 

15  ____  WILLIAM  CLARK. 

16  ____  RUSSEL  M.  LITTLE. 

17  ____  CHARLES  C.  MONTGOMERY 

18  ____  JAMES  A.  BELL. 

19  ____  ALEXANDER  H.  BAILEY. 

20  ____  GEORGE  A.  HARDIN. 

21  ____  RICHARD  K.  SANDFORD. 

22  ____  ALLEN  MUNROE. 

23  ____  HENRY  A.  CLARK. 

24  ____  LYMAN  TRUMAN. 

25  ____  CHAUNCEY  M.  ABBOTT. 

26  ____  CHARLES  J.  FOLGER. 
27_.  ..CHARLES  COOK. 


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District  28 LYSANDER  FARRAR. 

29 ALMANZOR  HUTCHINSON. 

30 WILKES  ANGEL. 

31 JOHN  GANSON. 

32..  ..HORACE  C.  Yoraa. 


MEMBERS  OF  ASSEMBLY. 


Hon.  THEOPHILUS  C.  OAT.T.TGOT,  Speaker. 


Dist. 


Natne. 


ADGATE,  GEORGE     -    - 
1.  ALLEN,  ANDREW  L.     - 
ALDRICII,  NEWTON    -     - 
ANDRUS,  ALBERT    -     - 
3.  BEMIS,  HORACE  -     -     - 
1.  BENJAMIN,  CHARLES  A. 

1.  BOOKSTAVER,  JESSE  F.    - 

6.  BOSWELL,  HENRY  C.    - 

2.  BOSTWICK,  ELLAS  W.    • 
1.  BRAND,  WILLIAM  H.   - 

3.  BREED,  JOSEPH   -     -     - 
1.  BROCKETT,  IRA      -     - 

3.  BROWN,  WILLIAM      -     • 

1.  BROOKS,  WILLIAM  -     - 
CHICKERING,  JOHN   -     - 

2.  CHURCH,  CORNELIUS  A. 
CLARK,  ELIZUR   -     -     • 

1.  COLLINS,  THADDEUS  W. 

4.  CONGER,  ANSON  G.  -     • 
CORNELL,  EZRA      -     - 

1.  COURTNEY,  ROBERT  W.  • 
CRUTTENDEN,  ALVAH  E. 

2.  CUTLER,  JOHN     -     -     • 
4.  DARCY,  JAMES  -     -     - 

DAVIS,  NATHANIEL  W.  • 
15.  DEAN,  GILBERT      -     - 

3.  DEPEW,  CHAUNCEY  M.    • 

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County 

Clinton. 

Cattaraugus. 

Warren. 

Franklin. 

Steuben. 

Jefferson. 

Ulster. 

Kings. 

Columbia. 

Madison. 

Onondaga. 

Saratoga. 

Monroe 

Otsego. 

Lewis. 

Otsego. 

Onondaga. 

Wayne. 

Erie. 

Tompkins. 

Delaware. 

Allegany. 

Albany. 

Kings. 

Tioga. 

New  York. 

Westchester. 


Dist. 

2. 
3. 
2. 
2. 
2. 
1. 
1. 
1. 
17. 
2. 
1. 
1. 
9. 

2. 

4. 


2. 


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Name. 

DEWEY,  LANSON     -    -     - 
DEWEY,  WILLIAM     -     - 
Dow,  ALBERT  G.    -     -     - 
DOUGHTY,  JOSEPH  C.     - 
DURFEE,  LEMUEL   -     -     - 
DURYEA,  CHARLES  T.     -    • 
DUTCHER,  LUTHER  S.  -     - 
FIELD,  PEREZ  H.     -     - 
FIELDS,  THOMAS  C.      -     - 
FISHER,  FRANCIS  B.  -     - 
FLETCHER,  BENJAMIN  H    - 
FLYNN,  CORNELIUS  -     -     • 
FREEMAN,  DAVID  V.    -     - 
FREAN,  THEODORE    -     -     • 
GILBERT,  FRANCIS  R.  -     - 
GILLESPIE,  WILLIAM      -     • 
GOVER,  WILLIAM  C.     -     - 
GREEN,  LOREN     -..-..-• 
HARING,  JAMES  S.  -    -    - 
HAVENS,  JOHN  S.     -     - 
HAVENS,  PALMER  E.    -     - 

HE  ACOCK,  WlLLARD  J.    - 

HEALY,  BYRON  -     -     -     - 
HILL,  THOMAS  H.    -     - 
HOPKINS,  TIMOTHY  A. 
HOPKINS,  ERVIN,  Jr.     - 
HOUGHTON,  NATHANIEL  M. 
HUGHES,  BERNARD    -     - 
HULETT,  CHARLES  -     -     - 
HCJTCHINGS,  ROBERT  C.  - 
JOHNSON,  SAMUEL  E.  -     - 
KING,  VINCENT  C.   -     - 
KlSSELBRACK,  PETER  G.   - 
KORN,  JULIUS     -     -     - 
LAKE,  HENRY  C.    -     -     - 
LAWRENCE,  SAMUEL  -    - 


County. 

Ontario. 

Jefferson. 

Cattaraugus. 

Dutchess. 

Wayne. 

Queens. 

Dutchess. 

Ontario. 

New  York. 

Chenango. 

Niagara. 

New  York. 

New  York. 

Richmond. 

Delaware. 

Sullivan. 

New  York. 

Genesee. 

Rockland. 

Suffolk. 

Essex. 

Fult.  and  Hamilton. 

Wyoming. 

New  York. 

Erie. 

Washington. 

Saratoga. 

Kings. 

Chemung. 

New  York. 

Kings. 

New  York. 

Columbia. 

New  York. 

Chautauqua. 

Schuyler. 


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Dist.                              Name. 

County. 

2.  LEAMY,  DANIEL     -     -     - 

New  York. 

11.  LED  WITH,  THOMAS  A.    -     - 

New  York. 

2.  LE  FEVER,  JACOB  -     -     - 

Ulster. 

7.  LESLIE,  CHARLES  P.  -•-..«• 

Kings. 

2  LOOMIS,  HIRAM  W.     -     - 

Oswego. 

2.  LOTT,  HENRY  S.      -     -     - 

Queens. 

3.  LOUTREL,  GEORGE  L.  -     - 

New  York. 

2.  LOVERIDGE,  EDWARD  D. 

Allegany. 

16.  McCANN,  MICHAEL     -     - 

New  York. 

4.  McDouGALL,  ISAAC  -    -    - 

Oneida. 

1.  MCGONEGAL,  GEORGE  E.  - 

Monroe. 

2.  McGowAN,  ARCHIBALD  C. 

Herkimer. 

1.  McKEON,  JAMES     -     -     - 

Rensselaer. 

McLEAN,  JAMES  -     -     -     - 

Seneca. 

McSnEA,  JOHN,  Jr,    -     - 

Schenectady. 

2.  MARSHALL,  JOHN  E.      -     - 

Westchester. 

1.  MATTOON,  ABNER  C.  -     - 

Oswego. 

MAYHAM,  STEPHEN  L.  -     - 

Schoharie. 

2.  MILLER,  LEVI  -     -     -     - 

Jefferson. 

2.  MORGAN,  WILLIAM   -    -    - 

Niagara. 

MOULTON,  FREEMAN  P.     - 

Montgomery. 

1.  MUNRO,  JAMES  M.   -     -     - 

Onondaga. 

1.  MURPHY,  JOHN  W.      -     - 

Erie. 

10.  O'BRIEN,  DANIEL  M.    -     - 

New  York. 

4.  OSWALD,  WILLIAM  L.  -     - 

Albany. 

3.  PALMER,  HARVEY     -     -     - 

Oswego. 

PARKS,  JOHN     -     -     -     - 

Orleans. 

3.  PARKER,  ABRAHAM  X.  -     - 

St.  Lawrence. 

1.  PAULDING,  JOHN     -     -     - 

Kings. 

1.  POST,  GEORGE  I.      -     -     - 

Cayuga. 

2.  PRESCOTT,  DANIEL  M. 

Oneida. 

1.  PRINDLE,  ELIZUR  H.      -     - 

Chenango. 

2.   QUACKENBUSH,  JOHN  A.     - 

Rensselaer. 

2.  REDINGTON,  JAMES  -    -     - 

St.  Lawrence. 

2.  ROBINSON,  WILLIAM  P.     - 

Cayuga. 

ROE,  LUKE    

Greene. 

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Dist.  Name. 

5.  ROGERS,  HENRY     -     - 
2.  ROUSE,  GEORGE  L.  -     - 

2.  SEYMOUR,  HORATIO 
SHAW,  GUY    -     -     -     - 

3.  SHERMAN,  ASA  S.  -     - 

2.  SHERWOOD,  HENRY  -     - 
SKINNER,  SAMUEL  -     - 

12.  SMITH,  ANDREW  -     -     - 
1.  SMITH,  HAMILTON  E.  - 

SMITH,  FRANCIS  B.  -     - 
SMITH,  SAXTON      -     - 
1.  SNYDER,  WILLIAM  J. 

3.  STRAIT,  EBENEZER  S.  - 
1.  STEWARD,  JOHN  -     -     - 
1.  SWEET,  GRIFFIN     -     - 
1.  TAGGART,  JOHN  W    -     - 
1.  TALMAN,  PIERRE  C.     - 
1.  TEFT,  ASA  C.     -     -    - 

1.  TOWNSLEY,  ELIAS  P.  - 

2.  TRIMMER,  ELIPHAZ  -     - 
1.  VAN  BUREN,  JOHN  D.  - 

VAN  HOESEN,  HENRY  B. 

3.  WAIT,  HENRY  L    -     - 

13.  WARD,  ALEXANDER  -     - 
1.  WEAVER,  ABRAM  B.    - 
3.  WESTBROOK,  EBENEZER 

1.  WIGGINS,  BENJAMIN    - 

2.  WOODWARD  CHARLES  S. 


County. 

New  York. 

-  Madison. 
Erie. 

-  Yates. 
Oneida. 

-  Steuben. 
Livingston. 

-  New  York. 
Livingston. 

-  Broome. 
Putnam. 

-  Albany. 
Rensselaer. 

-  Chautauqua. 
Herkimer. 

-  Steuben. 
Westchester. 

-  Washington. 
St.  Lawrence. 

-  Monroe. 
Orange. 

-  Cortland. 

•  Albany. 

-  New  York. 

•  Oneida. 

-  Ulster. 
Suffolk. 

-  Orange. 


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